§ Statement of Purpose

The View from 1776 presents a framework to understand present-day issues from the viewpoint of the colonists who fought for American independence in 1776 and wrote the Constitution in 1787. Knowing and preserving those understandings, what might be called the unwritten constitution of our nation, is vital to preserving constitutional government. Without them, the bare words of the Constitution are just a Rorschach ink-blot that politicians, educators, and judges can interpret to mean anything they wish.

"We have no government armed with the power capable of contending with human passions, unbridled by morality and true religion. Our constitution is made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams, to the Officers of the First Brigade, Third Division, Massachusetts Militia, October 11, 1798.

§ Syndicate

The View From 1776

Obama

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/30 at 12:03 PM

Pure, unadulterated evil. The lies and misrepresentations are hitting a level that is truly incredible. Read the bill. Totalitarianism comes to America.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/01 at 03:01 PM

Twenty percent of Americans have a single payer option right now, and are overwhelmingly satisfied with it. It is called "Medicare." And it is, by and large, a cheaper and better run system than most of the private insurance schemes.

The fear mongers, in this case, are actually found on Fox News and right wing talk radio. As one example, Glen Beck told the outrageous whopper that the Health Care bill would force doctors to tell their patients that they should be euthanized if they were old.

The swift-boaters are out in force, so beware.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/03 at 08:49 PM

Medicare is broke. Cheaper and better run? By what measurement? Certainly not by any measure used in determining the claims paying ability of any real world insurance. Again, medicare is broke and if private would be bankrupt. The differences between market based and governmnet run enterprises may be too hard for you to grasp but give it a try. Move beyond your half-baked ideological fantasies and read the bill. It's evil, statist, power grabbing nonsense.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/04 at 09:03 AM